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Stranger On The Shore

Bobby Vinton

RockAdvanced for beginners11 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××○
G○○○
BDiagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
Gm7Diagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
Bm×
Bm7Diagram coming soon
A7×○○○
D7××○
E7○○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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D        G/B Em7  D            D7M     G   Gm7 
Here I stand,   watching the tide go out 
   D     F#m      Bm  Bm7      Em7      G/B        A7 
So all alone and blue,    just dreaming dreams of you 
   D            G/B Em7    D         D7M     G   Gm7 
I watched your ship    as it sailed out to sea 
D     F#m      Bm   Bm7   Em7    G/B     D  D7 
Taking all my dreams  and taking all of me 
 
Bridge 
     G              F#m 
The sighing of the waves 
     Em7    G/B       D    D7     
The wailing of the wind 
      G              F#m 
The tears in my eyes burn 
    E7                 A7 
Pleading, "My love, return" 
D        G/B Em7     D   D7M       G    Gm7 
Why, oh, why    must I go on like this 
      D     F#m   Bm    Bm7   Em7   G/B      D 
Shall I just be a lonely stranger on the shore

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Chord set

D · G · B · Em7 · Gm7 · F#m · Bm · Bm7 · A7 · D7 · E7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.